The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (August 1, 2025) cited the statement of a former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) officer, who was involved in the investigation into the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, to allege that the then Congress government had attempted to “fabricate a narrative of Saffron terror to humiliate Hindus and for vote-bank politics”.
In a statement to the media, former ATS officer Mehboob Mujawar has claim that pressure was exerted on him to arrest Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat.
VIDEO | Was asked to apprehend Mohan Bhagwat in Malegaon blast case, claims ex-ATS official. Former ATS officer Mehboob Mujawar says, "I did not investigate the Malegaon bomb blast case for which the verdict came yesterday. But I was involved in probing some absconding accused in… pic.twitter.com/bP5SkZxt6y
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At a press conference, BJP spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra referred to Mr. Mujawar’s remarks to accuse the Congress party of doing “vindictive politics”, stating that “the Gandhi family was intent on defaming Sanatan”. He said the recent statement by senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan — that “terrorism has no religion” — was a “well-worn phrase of Congress’s appeasement politics”.
